SEPTEMBER 30, 2026

Featured Decision: Felony Conviction Upheld Despite Discrepancy With Verdict Form

The latest Featured Decision video explains the Supreme Court of Ohio’s decision regarding a verdict form that did not conform to state law because it failed to specify whether the jury found the defendant guilty of a felony or a lesser offense. The Supreme Court ruled that Mahad Khalif's conviction will stand because he did not object to the omission at trial and failed to show that it affected a substantial right.

City Not Penalized for Delay in Providing Records Related to Downtown Brawl

The city of Cincinnati does not have to provide a public records seeker with an explanation of why it initially denied his request for information about a man involved in a chaotic and violent brawl that broke out on a downtown street last summer, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2026

Trial Court Not Mistaken When Instructing Jury on Self-Defense

The Supreme Court of Ohio today upheld the conviction of a Belmont County man who struck a neighbor’s home with a stray bullet while he was shooting at another man.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2026

Drugmaker’s Business Tax Linked to Payments Rather Than Products' List Prices

A generic drugmaker paid the appropriate amount of Ohio commercial activity tax (CAT) based on the amount distributors actually paid for the drugs rather than the typically higher list prices, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2026

Proposed Data Center Regulations for Wilmington Will Not Be on November Ballot

A citizen initiative to add data center regulations to the city of Wilmington’s zoning code cannot appear on the Nov. 3 general election because the initiative improperly contains a provision allowing private citizens to sue the data centers for zoning violations, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2026

Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy Delivers Annual State of the Judiciary
Constitution Day address highlights the enduring importance of an independent judiciary

Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy of the Supreme Court of Ohio delivered her annual State of the Judiciary address to the Ohio Judicial Conference, offering reflections on the role of an independent judiciary as the state's highest-ranking judicial officer.

AUGUST 5, 2026

Appellate Judge Lives Childhood Dream at Supreme Court

Though no stranger to the Supreme Court of Ohio, Judge William R. Zimmerman of the Third District Court of Appeals doesn’t take for granted the chance to return as an assigned judge.

Nontraditional Path Lands Judge on Supreme Court Bench

As part of the last oral arguments of the year, Judge Robert Montgomery of the Fifth District Court of Appeals heard a case as an assigned judge on the Supreme Court of Ohio. Recalling his early days working summer jobs between classes to his years serving as a county probate judge, he said the opportunity to serve on the state’s highest court was an incredible honor.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2026

From the Locker Room to the Bench: Justices With Athletic Roots

Before they donned robes, some Supreme Court of Ohio justices first suited up as college athletes.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2026

Legal Legacy: Ohio Court Decides Landmark Case on School Sports Eligibility

Forty-five years ago today, on Sept. 16, 1981, the First District Court of Appeals decided a landmark case in Ohio concerning issues of education and equal protection. Menke v. Ohio High School Athletic Association considered whether students are eligible to play sports in a state where the student does not reside. The court grappled with the issue of whether playing school sports is part of a student’s right to an education.